Reposted by Roberto CerbinoCarolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · 30/07/2026We already do this and companies who want them are happy to pay for PhD student interns. Why do precious and limited NSF funds need to be deployed for this? Most PhD student pursue industry jobs anyways - that has always been true. Use NSF funds to support basic science that industry wont support! 728698
Roberto Cerbino @cerbino.bsky.social · 05/01/2026📢 Publication alert #rheology #openscience #microscopy We are pleased to share our latest work on ShearView: a compact, open-source rheometer compatible with optical microscopy, designed to enable synchronized rheology–microscopy measurements. 1102
Reposted by Roberto CerbinoDaniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 17/12/2025Chavez in 2009, while being labelled as paranoid, outlines exactly what is happening today. 1570833052
Reposted by Roberto CerbinoPrakash Lab @ Miami @vprakashlab.bsky.social · 23/12/2025🚨 POSTDOC OPENING 🚨 NIH-funded Bio-Fluid Mechanics Postdoc in my lab @univmiami.bsky.social Hofstenia miamia | cilia-driven flows | behavior & neuroscience Collab w/ Mansi Srivastava @harvard.edu 🕒 Start: Jan–Feb 2026 ⏳ 1 yr, renewable | Email me ASAP! #Postdoc #Biophysics #FluidDynamics 03227
Reposted by Roberto CerbinoMarija Matejčić (mateytch-itch) @marija-matejcic.bsky.social · 16/12/2025I am putting together a collection of video-protocols we (will) use in tissue mechanics research🌀 I hope to help consolidate established methods, but also showcase a few up-and-coming ones in our blooming field. Abstract submission by March 2026! Get in touch✨ #JoVETissueMech #ReproducibleTissueMech 1318
Reposted by Roberto CerbinoSociety of Rheology @sorheology.bsky.social · 01/12/2025The Society of Rheology has a new look! Unveiled at the Santa Fe Annual Meeting last October, our new logo brings a modern edge while honoring nearly a century of advancing the science of flow. #Rheology #NewLogo #EverythingFlows 031
Reposted by Roberto CerbinoDiana Pinheiro @dianapinheiro.bsky.social · 19/11/2025If you are interested in an interdisciplinary project connecting tissue mechanics, synthetic approaches and dev bio, this is the position for you! we are excited to get this colaboration started!!👇👇🤩🤓👇👇 045
Reposted by Roberto CerbinoJacinta Conrad @jcconrad.bsky.social · 19/11/2025I am … grateful? … that Harvard’s Graduate School Fund reached out to me with a fundraising solicitation yesterday, because it helped me to organize my thoughts on an event near the end of my PhD (2005). Here is my response, just emailed to the fundraisers: (1/9) 22210
Reposted by Roberto CerbinoFaculty of Physics - University of Vienna @univie-physik.bsky.social · 19/11/2025🏅 EPS Early Career Award for Vittoria Sposini 🏆 The former REWIRE Fellow at the group of Prof. Likos and current MSCA Fellow at the University of Padova (Italy), has been awarded the European Physical Society Early Career Award. Learn more about her outstanding work: 🔗 a29.at/p4uJjia29.atEPS Early Career Award for Vittoria SposiniCongratulations to Vittoria Sposini! 021
Roberto Cerbino @cerbino.bsky.social · 18/11/2025🔬 PhD or Postdoc Position in Experimental Biophysics — University of Vienna We are hiring for the WWTF-funded project MechanoSynth — focused on decoding and engineering multiscale mechanoresponses in synthetic and biological tissues. PhD (48 months) or Postdoc (24 months). Vienna, Austria. 162
Roberto Cerbino @cerbino.bsky.social · 07/11/2025The ceremony to award the Erwin Schrödinger Institute 2025 medal to Michele Parrinello has just finished. Thanks to the director @chhdellago.bsky.social and to the staff of @esivienna.bsky.social for the wonderful organization! 0112
Roberto Cerbino @cerbino.bsky.social · 28/10/2025Are you interested in using Differential Dynamic Microscopy (DDM), but found it too difficult to just give it a try? Fear no more. Our new tutorial is now published in J Chem Phys (link below) and it comes with open-source code and Python notebooks to make your life easy! 230
Reposted by Roberto CerbinoUniversität Wien / University of Vienna @univie.ac.at · 19/08/2025The ÖPG-SPS conference kicked off yesterday at the University of Vienna with a variety of public events. From Tuesday to Friday, renowned speakers will present the latest advancements in a range of research fields. We are looking forward to three more days full of exciting program items.⚛️ #IYQ2025 ⤵️oepg-sps-meetingvienna2025.univie.ac.atÖPG-SPS Meeting Vienna 2025ÖPG-SPS Meeting Vienna 2025 0102
Reposted by Roberto CerbinoCambridge University Press - Science & Engineering @cambup-scieng.cambridge.org · 11/08/2025Read the latest #JFMPerspectives article in @JFluidMech: "Transport phenomena in microswimmer suspensions: migration, collective motion, diffusion and rheology" by Takuji Ishikawa 📚 cup.org/4mWqlgv #JFM #OA 021
Reposted by Roberto CerbinoKaLKMaNLaB @kalkmanlab.bsky.social · 30/07/2025Our most recent work is out on OCT flowmetry in organ-on-chip (OoC) devices, see rdcu.be/eytR3. In this work we took on the challenge of measuring very small flow speeds in a OoC device using particle-image velocimetry and number-fluctuation OCT. 011
Reposted by Roberto CerbinoRoyal Society of Chemistry @rsc.org · 25/07/2025Becoming a peer reviewer opens up a lot of opportunities, like building your knowledge and making new connections. We’re looking for experts in materials science to review for us. Learn more➡️ buff.ly/WeUZL2E #ChemSky 061
Reposted by Roberto CerbinoEDP Sciences @edpsciences.bsky.social · 15/07/2025Le 2nd tome de "#Rhéophysique" est consacré aux fluides complexes, tels que les fluides viscoélastiques, ainsi que les fluides à seuil, les fluides rhéoépaississants et les cristaux liquides. Plus d'info: bit.ly/4dZHGS7 011
Roberto Cerbino @cerbino.bsky.social · 09/07/2025The honor is all mine, dear @chhdellago.bsky.social 030
Roberto Cerbino @cerbino.bsky.social · 08/07/20251/ 🚀 New tutorial alert! Ever wanted to use your microscope as a multi-angle light scattering device? Our new preprint is out: 📄 The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Differential Dynamic Microscopy (DDM) arXiv: 2507.05058 (link in the last skeet!) 🧵 Thread ⬇️ 172
Roberto Cerbino @cerbino.bsky.social · 18/06/2025A good excuse for posting after a long time is that one of my photos of Simos beach in Elafonissos was chosen for this article. Given my ❤️ for 🇬🇷, this makes me very 😀! www.in2life.gr/article/2010...in2life.grΟι πιο iconic παραλίες της Ελλάδας (για Ιnstagram και μπάνιο)Ποιες είναι οι πιο όμορφες παραλίες της Ελλάδας; Μια λίστα με παραλίες στις Κυκλάδες, τα Επτάνησα, την Κρήτη. 060
Reposted by Roberto CerbinoUniversität Wien / University of Vienna @univie.ac.at · 03/06/2025University of Vienna @ #Expo2025 in Osaka 🏛️ Internationally renowned experts from the University of Vienna gathered at the "Building Futures" event at #EXPO to highlight the range of innovative research & our joint effort of designing future society. 🧑🔬🧪 Read more: ⤵️ www.univie.ac.at/en/internati... 0184
Roberto Cerbino @cerbino.bsky.social · 27/05/2025This 👇 is getting scary. An act of oppression and violation of democracy. Trump Intends to Cancel All Federal Funds Directed at Harvard www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/u...nytimes.comTrump Intends to Cancel All Federal Funds Directed at Harvard 010
Roberto Cerbino @cerbino.bsky.social · 20/05/2025Impressive. China will soon lead also in space! tecspectrum.com/happenings/c...tecspectrum.com🚀 China Launches World's First Space-Based AI Supercomputer: 2,800 Satellites to Power the Next AI Frontier - TEC SpectrumChina has launched 12 satellites in a 2,800-satellite AI supercomputer constellation, marking the world’s first space-based AI system. Learn how it works and why it matters. 130
Roberto Cerbino @cerbino.bsky.social · 12/05/2025Parrinello wins the 2025 ESI medal. Congratulations! 011
Roberto Cerbino @cerbino.bsky.social · 12/05/2025Intriguing application of DDM to the Xenopus cytoplasm! 050
Roberto Cerbino @cerbino.bsky.social · 12/05/2025This is by far one of the most fascinating open questions in science. What means conscience? www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comAdversarial testing of global neuronal workspace and integrated information theories of consciousness - NatureMultimodal results (iEEG, fMRI and MEG) of predictions from integrated information theory and global neuronal workspace theory align with some predictions of both theories on visual consciou... 020
Roberto Cerbino @cerbino.bsky.social · 24/04/2025Curious how physics makes your coffee taste better? Discover the science behind the perfect pour-over, featuring insights from Arnold Mathijssen’s lab. A delightful and accessible read via @nytimes.com The Physics of the Perfect Pour Over www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/s...nytimes.comThe Physics of Perfect Pour-Over Coffee (Gift Article)Scientists used fluid dynamics to learn how to get the most flavor from pour-over coffee. 0101
Reposted by Roberto CerbinoBenoit Ladoux @bladoux.bsky.social · 19/04/2025Flocking and active solid behavior of epithelial cells in our new study in @pnas.org Great work of Y. Shen, J. O'Byrne and @andreasschoenit.bsky.social and collaboration with A. Maitra and R. Voituriez! | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... 15516
Reposted by Roberto CerbinoErwin Frey @physicsoflifelmu.bsky.social · 17/03/2025🚀 The Frey Group is now on Bluesky! 🌐 We explore statistical physics, biophysics, and nonequilibrium systems. From active matter to self-organization in biology, we uncover fundamental principles of complex systems. #Physics #Biophysics #ActiveMatter #ComplexSystems #TheoreticalPhysics 1358
Reposted by Roberto Cerbinoepithelial mechanics fan club @epimechfc.bsky.social · 05/04/2025How do hydraulic forces impact critical processes such as tissue integrity, cell fate decisions, and embryo development? Hydraulics studies how fluids move and exert forces. Join me in exploring few articles on hydraulics in #EpithelialMechanics 1299
Reposted by Roberto CerbinoJournal of Cell Biology @jcb.org · 21/03/2025In Memoriam: Wolfenson, Giannone, and Schwartz recall the life and many contributions of Michael Sheetz, who passed away on January 30, 2025. rupress.org/jcb/article/... 35933
Roberto Cerbino @cerbino.bsky.social · 28/03/2025In an act of seasonal rebellion, today—March 28, 2025—I liberated Ludwig Boltzmann from wearing his Christmas hat at the Ludwig Boltzmann Hörsaal in Vienna. 090
Roberto Cerbino @cerbino.bsky.social · 13/03/2025Very interesting study suggesting that heavy rainfall may affect small bodies of water more than large ones, eventually leading to flooding www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comIncreasing hourly heavy rainfall in Austria reflected in flood changes - NatureLong-term increases in heavy daily and hourly precipitation in Austria from different climatic mechanisms emphasize the need for flood management adaptation, especially in smaller catchments affected ... 083
Reposted by Roberto CerbinoManuel Thery @manuelthery.bsky.social · 05/03/2025Unique opportunity to join the CytoMorpho Lab (in Paris ❤️) as a postdoc to work on the self-organization and polarization of reconstituted networks made of microtubules, motors and actin filaments in vitro. Experience required. Please Repost 🙏 thanks ! 06277
Reposted by Roberto CerbinoKirsty Wan @micromotility.bsky.social · 04/03/2025Re-posts appreciated! We have an open PhD position w/ Prof Harold Auradou on #microswimmers/#protists in complex media! Students get to spend at least 12 months in Paris, and will receive their PhD from both Exeter and Paris-Saclay! Apply by 31st Mar. More details: adum.fr/as/ed/voirpr... 22938
Roberto Cerbino @cerbino.bsky.social · 02/03/2025Mit dem Nachtzug der ÖBB nach Italien: Da hätte selbst Odysseus die Nerven verloren Fonte: DiePresse.com search.app/BbLadiepresse.comNachrichtenDie Online-Ausgabe der österreichischen Tageszeitung Die Presse. 020
Reposted by Roberto CerbinoChristine Luscombe @luscombeoist.bsky.social · 28/02/2025@polymerchem.rsc.org is now on Bluesky! 🎉🥂 #chemsky 0101
Reposted by Roberto CerbinoWomen in Biology, University of Vienna @wobio-ubb.bsky.social · 11/02/2025Women in science @ the Faculty of Life Sciences: Our aim is to showcase the diversity within the sciences by highlighting fifty-seven women scientists and their research interests from our faculty. Learn more at the link bellow ⬇️⬇️⬇️ lifesciences.univie.ac.at/innovation-i...lifesciences.univie.ac.atWomen in Science Day 2025Women in Science Day 2025 081
Roberto Cerbino @cerbino.bsky.social · 08/02/2025Ben Widom (1927-2025). A gentleman and a giant! news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...news.cornell.eduBenjamin Widom, influential physical chemist, dies at 97 | Cornell ChronicleBenjamin Widom, Ph.D. ’53, Goldwin Smith Professor Emeritus in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences, died Jan. 23 in Ithaca. He was 97. 030
Roberto Cerbino @cerbino.bsky.social · 30/01/2025Almost 347 years ago the first woman graduated from a University in this city. Where am I? 260
Roberto Cerbino @cerbino.bsky.social · 21/01/2025Having fun and enjoying @elisabethbik.bsky.social post dinner talk at the nwo physics conference in Veldhoven! 0100
Roberto Cerbino @cerbino.bsky.social · 14/01/2025“One- and two-particle microrheology of soft materials based on optical-flow image analysis”. Our new article in Soft Matter shows you a simpler way to microrheology pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/A...pubs.rsc.orgOne- and two-particle microrheology of soft materials based on optical-flow image analysisParticle-tracking microrheology probes the rheology of soft materials by accurately tracking an ensemble of embedded colloidal tracer particles. One-particle analysis, which focuses on the trajectory ... 170
Roberto Cerbino @cerbino.bsky.social · 27/12/2024Disturbing and worrying news (as if we needed more) from Iran! 040
Reposted by Roberto CerbinoStefania Marcotti @lankylaste.bsky.social · 18/12/2024New paper out! We share our experiences from conducting #bioimageanalysis workshops, using open-source software and building a community around training: doi.org/10.1002/jemt... Thanks to the dream team of rockstars, @david-j-barry.bsky.social, @martinjones.bsky.social and Tom Slaterdoi.orgEnhancing Research Through Image Analysis Workshops: Experiences and Best PracticesThis graphical abstract illustrates the structure of interactive image analysis workshops, where participants engage in hands-on learning with open-source tools under expert guidance to improve resea... 14018
Reposted by Roberto CerbinopreLights @prelights.bsky.social · 19/12/2024Can restoring vocal fold mechanics combat vocal fold cancer? A recent #preprint by @ivaskalab.bsky.social & colleagues demonstrates that it can (and how it can)! Check out the #preLight from Teodora Piskova ⬇️👀 prelights.biologists.com/highlights/r...prelights.biologists.comRestoring mechanophenotype reverts malignant properties of ECM-enriched vocal fold cancer - preLightsCan restoring vocal fold mechanics combat cancer? This preprint explores how! 093
Roberto Cerbino @cerbino.bsky.social · 18/12/2024Also Ludwig feels the festive atmosphere at the Physics Faculty of the University of Vienna! 2253
Roberto Cerbino @cerbino.bsky.social · 13/12/2024What Is Entropy? A Measure of Just How Little We Really Knowbuff.lyWhat Is Entropy? A Measure of Just How Little We Really Know. | Quanta MagazineExactly 200 years ago, a French engineer introduced an idea that would quantify the universe’s inexorable slide into decay. But entropy, as it’s currently understood, is less a fact about the world… 030
Roberto Cerbino @cerbino.bsky.social · 09/12/2024Mike Cates from Cambridge University reaches the end of his Physics Colloquium at the Physics Faculty of the @univie.ac.at When dealing with active matter, statistical mechanics survives, and can still take us very far! 070